“Washington is waking up to the reality that the cost of doing business in China’s massive market is risking precious tech secrets, but it may be too late… Rogue practices like intellectual property theft are built into Beijing’s industrial policy, and China has used these policies to innovate so rapidly that it may soon be able to cut its reliance on the West.” More …
Month: May 2018
Chinese exports take over the world
“Two decades ago, China’s gross exports were on par with the Netherlands, and only North Korea relied on the world’s most populous country as its primary source of imports. Now, China exports far more than any country on earth, and is the top supplier of countries in every corner of the world.” More …
China’s grand infrastructure plan has spooked its rivals
“For centuries, rising great powers have sought to thrive and exert influence by establishing a new global framework for trade. Now, Beijing wants to control the greatest businesses, and is building the biggest infrastructure project since at least the Marshall Plan — the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).” More …
China is the greatest, growing threat to America
“China has outlined strategies for 2018, 2025 and 2050 all designed to displace the United States as the dominant global economic and national security superpower… While America dawdles and bickers, China is thinking long-term — and acting now, everywhere. There is no U.S. equivalent of a plan for 2025 or 2050 — or really for next year. ” More …
Trump helps sanctioned Chinese phone maker after China delivers a big loan to a Trump project
“Trump stands to gain from an Indonesian project that got a $500 million loan right before he flip-flopped on ZTE.” More …
Just in Time for Elections: White House Eliminates Top Cyber Adviser Post
“The Trump administration has eliminated the White House’s top cyber policy role, jettisoning a key position created during the Obama presidency to harmonize the government’s overall approach to cybersecurity policy and digital warfare.” More …
Is China Straight-Up Bribing Donald Trump?
“The president suddenly softens on a sanctioned Chinese business after Beijing bankrolls a Trump Organization project.” More …
Salem Media Group executives pressured radio hosts to cover Trump more positively
“Executives at Salem Media Group, a conservative media company that syndicates some of the country’s most recognized talk radio hosts and operates a batch of popular commentary websites, pressured some of their radio talent to cover Donald Trump more favorably during the 2016 presidential campaign, emails obtained by CNNMoney show.” More …
Baby Breitbarts to pop up across the country?
Reader Beware: … across the country there is a growing trend of opaque, locally focused, ideological outlets, dressed up as traditional newspapers. More …
Trump Jr.’s team pressed for unified story on Trump Tower meeting
“Attorneys for Donald Trump Jr. sought to coordinate public statements for attendees of a June 2016 meeting between a Kremlin-connected lawyer and top Trump campaign aides after news broke of the controversial sit-down, according to transcripts released Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.” More ….